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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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